Background The studies on mosquito attractants had been develop intensively in the recent
years. However, the study on fruit peel extract as mosquito attractant was scarce, even …

Toxins and attractants have been studied and used in sugar baits for mosquitoes. However,
little importance has been given to the combination of sugar concentration, bait composition …

Vector-borne diseases, mainly dengue and malaria, are serious public health problems in
the world; for the control of Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes, there are several strategies …

Diet-induced nutritional stress may affect mosquito vectorial capacity through its impact on
life history traits, infection susceptibility and immunity. However, how these three factors are …

Mosquitoes rely upon plant nectars for their energy needs, a trait that has the potential to
allow nectar to serve as a platform for producing and delivering toxins to nuisance and/or …

Aedes-borne diseases (ABDs) like chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and zika are an
emergent problem in the world. This review surveys the literature on the feeding, biting and …

Male and female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes survive by feeding on floral nectar for metabolic
energy, but females require blood protein, obtained from biting a host, for egg development …

Adults of many mosquito species feed on plants to obtain metabolic energy and to enhance
reproduction. Mosquitoes primarily rely on olfaction to locate plants and are known to …

The renewed global focus on malaria elimination and eradication through successful
reduction of Plasmodium transmissions by infected mosquitoes warrants the discovery of …